Monaco v Marseille: How to watch Sunday’s Ligue 1 meeting at Stade Louis-II

Monaco host Marseille on Sunday, 30 August 2026, with the Ligue 1 rivals meeting at Stade Louis-II in a second-round fixture. Kick-off is scheduled for 18:45 GMT, with the match available on Ligue 1+ in France, beIN SPORTS in the United States and Canada, Canal+ Sport in sub-Saharan Africa, and beIN SPORTS in the Middle East and North Africa.

The fixture has traditionally produced an open contest. The last goalless draw between the sides came on 30 January 2011, and there has been no 0-0 in the meetings since.

Monaco claimed a 2-1 victory in April to avenge Marseille’s 1-0 win in the reverse fixture earlier in the campaign. The home side have also won the past three meetings between the clubs at Stade Louis-II.

However, the overall record in the last five encounters is evenly balanced, with Monaco and Marseille recording two victories each and one match ending in a draw.

Monaco make a positive start under Filipe Luis

Filipe Luis has enjoyed an encouraging beginning to his time in charge of Monaco. The club opened their Ligue 1 campaign with a 1-0 victory away at Le Havre before securing their place in the Conference League group stage.

They completed that qualification with a 4-1 win over Gornik Zabrze, giving them a 7-3 aggregate success across the two legs.

Monaco are targeting a place in the Ligue 1 top three this season, but face a Marseille side that began the domestic campaign in emphatic fashion.

Marseille seek another statement win

Marseille moved to the top of Ligue 1 after the opening round by beating Strasbourg 4-0 at the Velodrome. The result gave Bruno Genesio an ideal competitive start after he replaced Habib Beye as manager.

Genesio’s pre-season preparations had produced mixed results, with four wins and two defeats. Marseille impressed in a 3-1 victory against Athletic Bilbao, but also suffered losses against Nice, who won 3-0, and Atletico Madrid, who recorded a 2-1 victory.

The club will be aiming to maintain the momentum generated by their win over Strasbourg and improve on last season’s fifth-place finish. That result left Marseille outside the Champions League qualification places, and the club’s stated ambition of competing for the podium means consistency will be crucial.

Marseille’s attacking display and the support of the Velodrome crowd have given them the stronger early-season momentum, but they must now reproduce that level away from home against a Monaco team that has also won its opening Ligue 1 match and progressed in Europe.

Africafoot’s forecast is a 2-1 victory for Marseille.

The match is scheduled for Sunday, 30 August 2026, at 18:45 GMT at Stade Louis-II. In the betting market referenced by the source article, Marseille are priced at 2.55 to win, a draw at 3.50, and Monaco at 2.17.